{"id":"F2007L03769","name":"Civil Aviation Order 103.40 Repeal Order 2007","slug":"civil-aviation-order-103-40-repeal-order-2007","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":70255,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007L03769-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Civil Aviation Order 103.40 Repeal Order 2007","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-description: Repeal of  Civil Aviation Order 103.40\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\ntitle: Civil Aviation Order 103.40 Repeal Order 2007\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n \n\nI, SHANE PATRICK CARMODY, Acting Director of Aviation Safety, on behalf of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 252 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.\n\n[Signed S. Carmody]\n\nShane Carmody  Acting Director of Aviation Safety and      Chief Executive Officer\n\n25 October 2007\n\nCivil Aviation Order 103.40 Repeal Order 2007\n\n1 Name of instrument\n\n This instrument is the Civil Aviation Order 103.40 Repeal Order 2007.\n\n2 Commencement\n\n This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.\n\n3 Repeal of Civil Aviation Order 103.40\n\n Civil Aviation Order 103.40 is repealed.\n\n4 Saving\n\n A standard set out in Civil Aviation Order 103.40 immediately before the commencement of this Order is taken to be a standard approved by CASA for buoyant survival radio beacons installed on an aircraft, if installed on the aircraft immediately before the commencement of this Order.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1443},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the function stated in its title: repealing CAO 103.40 while protecting existing installations through a standard saving provision. There is no expansion beyond the original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 operative sections","Single legislative action (simple repeal)","No definitions section or technical terminology","One straightforward saving provision with a single temporal condition","No cross-references to other complex legislative schemes"],"plain_english_summary":"This order **removes an outdated aviation safety rule** (Civil Aviation Order 103.40) that governed emergency radio beacons designed to float on water (buoyant survival radio beacons).\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Repeals the old rule** completely, removing outdated technical standards\n- **Protects existing equipment**: If you already have a beacon installed on your aircraft that met the old standards, it remains legal (this is called a 'saving provision')\n- **New installations**: Any new beacons installed after this order takes effect must meet current CASA standards instead of the repealed ones\n\n**Who it affects:**\nAircraft owners and operators who carry or plan to install buoyant survival radio beacons (emergency beacons used for maritime search and rescue)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/civil-aviation-order-103-40-repeal-order-2007","history":"/api/acts/civil-aviation-order-103-40-repeal-order-2007/history","analysis":"/api/acts/civil-aviation-order-103-40-repeal-order-2007/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/civil-aviation-order-103-40-repeal-order-2007/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/civil-aviation-order-103-40-repeal-order-2007/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/civil-aviation-order-103-40-repeal-order-2007/documents"}}